重复

• Pinyin: chóng fù
• Hanzi breakdown: 重 = heavy/again (dual reading chóng/zhòng); 复 = 彳 (step) + 复 (return) — to go back, repeat

Meaning

To repeat; to duplicate. Can be used as a verb or adjective describing something done again.

Used for repeating actions, words, or processes. Also describes things that are duplicated or redundant. Common in learning contexts (repeating exercises) and general contexts (avoiding repetition).

Examples

1. 请你重复一遍刚才说的话。 Please repeat what you just said.
2. 学外语要多重复练习。 You need to practise repeatedly when learning a foreign language.
3. 这两段话的内容有些重复。 The content of these two paragraphs is somewhat repetitive.

Usage Guide

Context: learning, speech, writing

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请重复一遍你的名字。(Please repeat your name once more.)
• 这个词我需要重复练习。(I need to practise this word repeatedly.)

Don't Say

• 不要混淆重复 (chóngfù, to repeat) 和重 (zhòng, heavy) — the character 重 has different pronunciations with different meanings.

Origin & History

Compound of 重 (again, repeated) and 复 (to return, to repeat). Both characters carry the sense of doing something again.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal